SAVE List 3

Terms	Definitions
aesthetic	artistically beautiful or pleasing
assiduous	diligent; unceasing, persistent
cajole	to coax with flattery and insincere talk
compel	to pressure by force
cordial	warm and friendly
didactic	morally instructive; boringly pedantic
eclectic	combining elements from a variety of sources
ephemeral	lasting for a markedly brief time
facilitate	to make easy or easier
gregarious	seeking and enjoying others' company
impede	to delay or obstruct the process of
inept	inappropriate; foolish; incompetent
laconic	terse or concise
lugubrious	exaggeratedly mournful or gloomy
misconstrue	to think of or explain wrongly
obstinate	unreasonably determined to have one's own way
phlegmatic	hard to make excited or active; dull
pretentious	claiming to be more important than is so
pugnacious	eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
reprimand	to scold harshly or formally (also a noun)
scrutinize	to look at carefully or examine closely
surly	bad-tempered; rude and unfriendly
transient	passing away with time; temporary
veracity	truthfulness; accuracy or precision
whimsical	full or characterized by odd or fanciful notations
coercion	the act of forcing to act in a certain way
garrulous	wordy and rambling; talkative
repeal	to revoke, cancel, or annul
brevity	briefness; shortness; terseness
sanguine	cheerfully confident; optimistic
incredulous	disbelieving or skeptical
subtle	slight; not obvious
adversary	opponent; enemy
bilious	irritable
duplicity	tricky or dishonest dealing

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